Ice Cream History
Along with honey and fruit, what was another ingredient used in the first ice cream?
Ice or snow.
Ice Cream Sundaes used to be sold only one day a week. What day was it?
Sunday.
What is the combination of soda and ice cream?
A Float
Thomas Jefferson was a famous early American who had an 18-step recipe for making ice cream. What was Thomas Jefferson's most famous job?
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President of the United States of America.
Modern ice cream is made with three main ingredients: milk, sugar, and what else?
Ice
What is the most popular flavor in the United States of America: Chocolate, Strawberry, or Vanilla?
Vanilla
Even before Europe, India, and China, what ancient culture first made ice cream?
Ancient Greece.
What is the difference between ice cream and sorbet?
Ice cream has milk as an ingredient. Sorbet does not.
What is ice cream called in Italy?
Gelato
Nowadays, everyone can eat ice cream. But long ago, ice cream was only eaten by some people. Who got to enjoy this cold treat?
Royalty (kings, queens, or very wealthy people)
When making ice cream, all the ingredients have to be kept at temperatures below freezing. Ice cream makers use a combination of ice and one other ingredient to keep the ice cream that cold. What is the other ingredient?
Salt.
Ice Cream contains vitamins that are good for your body: Vitamin D, Vitamin A, and Calcium! Vitamin D helps your immune system. Vitamin A helps your vision. Calcium helps something in your body that you would have a tough time eating without. What does calcium help?
Teeth or bones.